THE  POET

Introduction
In this short and sweet apparently nature poem ‘All«mah Iqb«l describes the invigorating nature of the clouds and the spring breeze. It acquires this quality by engaging itself in continuous effort. In the next stanza he says that a righteous poet  can also  rejuvenate his nation by his works and message. The message is the usual message of ‘All«mah Iqb«l given in the second hemistich of the second verse, i.e. continuous effort in the cause of Truth.

Translation
The melodious brook is coming down from the mountain
After drinking red wine from the tavern’s spring

Just listen to the message of the ecstatic stroller
Only he is living who unconcerned with resting is

In the valleys the cloud’s elegant daughter is roaming
Exhibiting her love for the greenery of the meadow is

                Stealing  away the cup of wine from mountain’s tavern
                Passing throughout ups and downs suckling the fields is

If the affectionate poet also exhibits the truth
Life’s cultivation greens up from his bountiful ways

Khalâl’s¹ glory is evident from his verse
When his nation exhibits the ˙zar’s  ways ²

For earth’s inhabitants is the recipe of eternal life
The literature which is nurtured in sincere ways

                If the book of literature’s wine in the world’s garden does not exist
                The flower, the bud, the verdure, even the garden will not exist

Explanatory Notes
1. Khalâl- This is abbreviation of Khalâl Allah which is a title of S. Ibr«hâm A.S. for whom see Appendix I, No. 43.

2. ˙zar- See Appendix I, No. 13.